For Dill, worrying about the rain has become a thing of the past
WORTON, Md. — Franklin Dill remembers visiting his doctor for a routine checkup during a period of heavy drought in the early-to-mid-1980s. The doctor began by taking the Kent County grain farmer’s blood pressure. “This can’t be right,” she said,...
For Dill, worrying about the rain has become a thing of the past
WORTON, Md. — Franklin Dill remembers visiting his doctor for a routine checkup during a period of heavy drought in the early-to-mid-1980s. The doctor began by taking the Kent County grain farmer’s blood pressure. “This can’t be right,” she said,...
Ziegenwald Dairy goat operation began winding journey in Germany
GATE CITY, Va. — The request a young German bride made to her American husband was the seed that years later grew into a dairy goat farm in far southwestern Virginia’s Scott County.Andrea Woodworth spoke by phone about Ziegenwald Dairy she and...
Atlantic Coast Pipeline project gets cut off at pass
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline wasn’t slated to cross her berry farm and winery in Nelson County, Va., but Kimberly Pugh, along with many nearby farmers reliant on agritourism, hated the prospect of it regardless. The $8 billion pipeline — which would...
Beef, Christmas tree producers react differently to pandemic
Two segments of the farming community in Virginia are making plans for summer events in very different ways as COVID-19 continues to be part of life. Two days of livestock judging for young people in and out of Virginia is being planned by the...
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